Letters, 1861-1901 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Letters, 1861-1901 (bulk 1861-1865).

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The correspondence covers the period April 29, 1861-February 13, 1865. The letters are concerned with many aspects of Union army life, including descriptions of skirmishes and battles, and comments on the mental state of soldiers throughout the war. There is also a letter to General J. L. Chamberlain dated April 29, 1901, is included in the collection. It summarizes Whitaker's part in the events of April 9, 1865, when as chief of staff for General George Custer, he was present when General Longstreet first related General Lee's desire to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia.

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Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

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U.S. railroad commissioner, army officer, and diplomat. From the description of James Longstreet papers, 1858-circa 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980713 James Longstreet, military man, businessman, diplomat, and railway commissioner, was born 8 January 1821, in Edgefield District, South Carolina, and died 2 January 1904, in Gainesville, Georgia. He was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (1842) and served in the Mexican War before he resigned from the U.S. Army ...

Whitaker, Adaline.

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James, Willard Whitaker,

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Stearns, Alice James,

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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

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Whitaker, Edward Washburn, 1841-1922.

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